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Home Rule? Another example of legislation to cancel local voice

For months we’ve read about the gravel pit outside Casper, and the community outrage caused.  Carolyn Griffith sums up part of that outrage when she testified in Cheyenne:  “As my neighbors … have become aware of the [limited mining operations]

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 State Read more

SCOTUS Rejects Case: MI & VA Parents Claim Garland Retaliates for Protests at School Board Meeting

The case started with a 2021 memo from AG Garland that set up meetings with state and local law enforcement in an effort to discourage threats of violence and possibly prosecute when necessary.  Parents challenged the policy on 1st Amendment

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 10, 2024October 11, 2024 State Read more

History of the ballot in the U.S.

The above lithograph honors the day that the 15th Amendment became law (was ratified). There has always been some group pushing to broaden suffrage.  Still, the voting population and the range of ballot issues are not as imagined by the

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 State Read more

Ed Committee recommends 8.5% “external cost adjustment” for teachers & school staff

After listening to anecdotes about how much more WY teachers can make going out-of-state, the committee approved the recommendation for this temporary funding increase by 11-1.  There will also be shifts in some spending, so the total funding increase would

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 State Read more

SCOTUS turns away hundreds of appeal requests submitted Summer 2024

SCOTUS retained at least two cases of interest to educators:  transgender rights and the E-rate program.  Two educational cases that were not retained:  barring public funding to religious schools and 2021 protests at school board meetings.  In the first case,

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 State Read more

Western Solar plan: Hageman & the Center for Biological Diversity say no

The BLM Western Solar Plan would increase the availability of public land use for solar projects by as much as 31 million acres across 11 western states.  Rep. Hageman sees this plan as a means to advantage renewable energies.  To

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 8, 2024October 29, 2024 State Read more

LWV/Boomerang Voter Guide coming October 12

The General Election Candidate Voter Guide insert, continuing a 54-year partnership between the League of Women Voters of Laramie and the Laramie Boomerang, will be published on Saturday, October 12. Our thanks to the paper for continuing this valued public

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Laramie Read more

General Election Candidate Forums Ready to View

You see all five of the General Election Candidate forums on the Home Page of this League Website and on the Albany County Public Library website, Home – Albany County Public Library (acplwy.org). The forum schedule: Thursday evenings (7 pm,

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 Laramie Read more

SCOTUS opens new session: ghost guns

Until 2022, ghost guns were not regulated.  They didn’t have serial numbers, and their sales records were not kept.  The ghost guns surged in use, and the federal government changed the rules to deal with ghost guns in the same

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 State Read more

Supreme Court Begins a New Session Monday 10/8

Scotus was working Friday.  They addressed two matters from Biden’s administration: Declined:  proposal to limit methane and toxic pollution.  Read more>>> Accepted:  resolve dispute over temporary nuclear storage in TX. Read more>>>

laramie@wyominglwv.org October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 State Read more
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